Archive: https://archive.today/oOWqX From the post: >>Some Americans are paying 10 times more in out-of-pocket healthcare fees simply because of where they live. Experts say a confluence of factors - fewer doctors to treat people in rural areas, more uninsured people in Southern states, and high reliance on private insurance in the Northeast and Upper Midwest - contributes to major insurance price disparities county-by-county. A sweeping new analysis found that, while health insurance covers most healthcare costs, Americans spent nearly half a trillion dollars in out-of-pocket costs on healthcare services in 2019 — a new record.